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Race Reports and Results

To Ribeiro the stage, to Contador the overall in Castilla y León

Sergio Ribeiro (Barbot-Siper) won the fifth and final stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y León in a bunch sprint. Alberto Contador defended his overall lead and took his third stage race of the season, after Paris-Nice and the Volta […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Castilla y León, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Wild sprints to victory in the Ronde van Gelderland

Kirsten Wild of the Cervélo TestTeam won the Ronde van Gelderland ahead of Australians Rochelle Gilmore and Kristy Broun. Wild was no match for any of the other women in the bunch sprint. It was the first race of the […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Contador takes over Castilla y León lead with time trial win

Alberto Contador blasted to a dominating time trial win in the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León. He was the only rider under 21 minutes on the  challenging 15km course. Janez Brajkovic was second, over half a […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Castilla y León, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Viviani takes Turkey stage as HTC train derails in last corner

Elia Viviani won the stage seven ‘sprint’ against Giovanni Visconti and Andrea Grendene, after the HTC-Columbia train almost entirely went off the road in the final turn. Rain had made the roads in Antalya slippery and the Columbia train overshot […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Greipel can't stop winning in Turkey

André Greipel added his fourth stage win in six tries at the Presidential Tour of Turkey. The German had a good gap over Liquigas’ Davide Cimolai and Manuel Belletti (Colnago – CSF Inox). There was no change in the overall […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Euskaltel's Antón wins Queen stage in Castilla y León

Igor Antón used a well-timed attack less than two kilometers from the line to win the Queen stage in the Vuelta a Castilla y León. On the Alto del Morredero, Antón withstood the challenges by Mauricio Soler, Alberto Contador and […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Castilla y León, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Turkish Delight for Greipel with third stage win

André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won his third stage of this year’s Tour of Turkey between Denizli and Fethiye. The big German outsprinted Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago-CSF Inox) and Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) into second and third after 221km. The longest stage of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Bos sprints to second successive Castilla y León stage

Theo Bos (Cervélo TestTeam) won the 209.9km second stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León between Burgos and Carrion de los Condes. For the second day in succession the former track sprint, kilo and Keirin World champion outsprinted Graeme […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Castilla y León, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Bos wins opening stage in Castilla y León

Theo Bos used his sprinting expertise to take the opening stage of the Vuelta a Castilla y León, between Belorado and Burgos over 157,7 kilometers. Bos of the Cervélo TestTeam beat Graeme Brown (Rabobank) and Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and took […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Castilla y León, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

RadioShack's Rosseler wins Brabantse Pijl

Sébastien Rosseler (RadioShack) beat his two breakaway companions Thomas de Gendt and Jurgen Van de Walle (Quick Step) for a prestigious win in the Brabantse Pijl in Belgium. The efforts by Rabobank to bring it back together for a bunch […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Brabantse Pijl, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Visconti uses uphill sprint to win fourth stage in Tour of Turkey

Giovanni Visconti emerged victorious out of a seven-man breakaway in the fourth stage of the Tour of Turkey. Visconti answered the challenge of Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Columbia) and David Moncoutié (Cofidis) on the uphill finish, then passed late escapee Giampaolo […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Visconti takes Turkey stage 3, Taaramäe takes race lead

Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) won the 166km stage 3 of the Tour of Turkey between Bodrum and Marmaris. The former Italian champion was the fastest of an audacious breakaway group of five riders that escaped on the final climb with 10km […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Minard rides away with Paris-Camembert win

Cofidis rider Sébastien Minard won the French semi-Classic Paris-Camembert today, the third race in the Coupe de France series.  The Frenchman took his win out of a breakaway over compatriot Maxime Médérel (BigMat-Auber 93).  The duo made their decisive move […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Greipel wins Turkey stage 2, extends lead

André Greipel (HTC-Columbia) won stage 2 of the Tour of Turkey in a bunch sprint after 181km between Kusudasi and Turgutreis. The German, already wearing the leaders jersey after winning yesterday’s stage 1 time trial, beat Angelo Furlan (Lampre-Farnese Vini) […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Sanchez still leads World Ranking, but Boonen closing

Luis Leon Sanchez of Caisse d’Epargne still leads the UCI’s “World Ranking” classification but now faces pressure from Quick Step’s Tom Boonen and several others. The ranking is based on the results of races in the ProTour series and the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Spring Classics,

Van Vleuten escapes to Eurocup van Drenthe win

Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) completed her set of podium places at the Drenthe races with a solo victory in the Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe. Third in Thursday’s Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo, and second in yesterday’s World Cup race, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Spring Classics,

Greipel wins prologue in Tour of Turkey

It is not unusual that André Greipel (HTC-Highroad) wins a bike race, but his win in the prologue of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey was different than the usual bunch gallop the German likes to take. Greipel prevailed in […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Cancellara powers to Paris-Roubaix win

Fabian Cancellara took a 48km solo flyer to finish alone in the famous velodrome of Roubaix,  two minutes ahead of Thor Hushovd and Juan Antonio Flecha. With his Flanders-Roubaix double in solo style within one week, the Swiss rider proved […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Paris-Roubaix, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Spring Classics,

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